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Ted Wragg Trust Students Conquer the Ten Tors Challenge

A record 134 students from seven schools within the Ted Wragg Trust successfully took on the legendary Ten Tors Challenge this past weekend, demonstrating outstanding resilience, teamwork and determination across the rugged landscapes of Dartmoor.

Representing 23 teams across 35, 45...

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Outsantinding rating from Ofsted Mama Bear’s in Pennycross

A Plymouth day nursery is celebrating moving up from a ‘Good’ to an ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted rating following its latest inspection by the governing body Ofsted.

Mama Bear’s Day Nursery & Pre-School at Springhill Green, Pennycross in Plymouth, was rated outstanding in all areas including the effectiveness of the leadership and management; the quality of teaching, learning and...

Summer fair raises funds for care home residents

Residents, families and staff at a Plymouth dementia care home made the most of the late summer sunshine to enjoy their first summer fair since before Covid, and raised £385 for their residents’ fund at the same time taking their total for the year to just over £2,000.

Staff and friends of Butterfly Lodge in St Budeaux organised a wealth of traditional summer fair stalls including...

Fall into autumn with the National Trust in Devon

Fall into autumn with the National Trust in Devon

Across Devon, National Trust places are full of warmth as the trees slowly turn to red, orange and gold, enjoy crisp walks with family and friends and steaming cups of hot chocolate. There’s lots on offer this season, from garden tours and fashion exhibitions to exploring history and showcasing nature.

What’s more, every time you experience a National Trust day out, you help care for...

Beer Action Group with WEM founder Mark Hannaford

Beer community group raises over £1,500 for Medics4Ukraine

Beer Action Group is delighted to announce a contribution so far of over £1,500 to help fund supplies for Ukraine.

This impressive amount was a result of the generosity of both locals and tourists who dug deep to donate to the Medics4Ukraine initiative, organised by World Extreme Medicine

Medics4Ukraine originated in Beer where World Extreme Medicine founder Mark Hannaford...

Exeter-based Lightfoot partners with Mina to launch market-leading EV charging fraud prevention solution

  • Partnership guarantees that businesses are paying for genuine business miles when drivers are charging at home or at public charge points
  • Tech link-up eradicates charging fraud when households have more than one EV

EV Payment experts Mina, and Exeter-based telematics, driver coaching tech, and rewards platform provider Lightfoot, today announce their partnership...

Totnes marine tech firm boosts vital seabed conservation project

The largest seagrass restoration, education and innovation project in England, which includes crucial conservation work taking place in Plymouth, will receive support from Totnes-based environmental sensor manufacturer, Valeport, for the project’s final two years.

The LIFE Recreation ReMEDIES marine conservation project which is led by Natural England, focuses on five Special Areas of...

New tourism strategy launches for East Devon

Building on East Devon District Council’s support for the tourism industry with the EastDevonly campaign, a new tourism strategy has been approved by Cabinet .

The new 5-year strategy aligns with the new East Devon Cultural Strateg y and will help the tourism sector to grow sustainably and bring prosperity to the area. The vision is for “East Devon to be the leading, year-round...

Build the perfect experience at Devon's iconic waterside destination - Royal William Yard

Enjoy a day of discovery or a memorable staycation full of experiences, with the launch of a new online ‘itinerary builder’ to help inspire your next visit to iconic waterside community, Royal William Yard.

The much-loved destination offers much to see and do, with its mix of bustling restaurants, bars, shops, wellbeing offering, water sports, and even its own marina – all sitting...

New course of highly popular Let’s Talk Teenagers sessions starts this Autumn

The second series of highly successful webinars for parents of teenagers is set to kick off this autumn, covering a range of new topics.

Let's Talk Teenagers is a series of online support sessions and an opportunity for parents and carers of teenagers to hear about the challenges young people are facing today and discover ways to help them navigate their way through them.

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East Devon to hold local proclamation announcing new monarch

A local proclamation to formally announce the accession of His Majesty, King Charles III will be held at East Devon District Council's Honiton headquarters.

Residents and officials have been invited to the event which will be held at Blackdown House at 10am on Monday, 12 September 2022.

East Devon District Council's Chair, Councillor Ian Thomas, will read the proclamation...

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